Gardening Blog

Tree candy

I got a little distracted today. I was intending to start my seed catalogue hunt but ended up on a virtual tour of crazy stuff people have done with trees. It’s only January 15th, so the seeds can wait, but be forewarned: if you go on a similar wander you may be gone for some time. Here’s just a sampling of what’s out there. You’re welcome in advance for making you late for wherever you’re supposed to be.

We’ve all probably heard of tree shaping–bonsai, espalier, plain old pruning–but this is truly insane.

By careful training and pruning (and a lot of patience), these Australians create living furniture.